Ensemble Contraste
CHAMBER MUSICCLASSIC / ROMANTIC PROGRAMS
- Schubert - Forgotten melodies
- Best Offenbach
- Schubert in love
- Viennese Serenade
- Après un rêve
- Mozart's Requiem
- The Music Lesson - Mozart
- French Impressions
- Schubert - Lieder with instrument obbligato
- A prayer
- Tribute to Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
- Summer nights
- Gabriel Fauré's Requiem
- Tous à l'Opéra
- Les Mélodies de l'Amour
- The other 20th century - musical conference
- Mozart - 100% Quintets
« CROSSOVER » PROGRAMS
- Smile, the Crooners' Art
- Songs - The music of exile
- Piazzolla for ever
- Once upon a time in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- Songs of Gospel - Freedom
- Josephine Baker/Paris mon amour
- Schubert in love
- Barbara - "My greatest love story"
- A Christmas Carol: A Musical Tale after Charles Dickens
- Dream(s)
- The Nights of a Damsel
- Dolce Vita
Dolce Vita
Dolce Vita transports us between love, nostalgia and dreams of travel, between operetta and popular song, to famous tunes arranged for this recording by Johan Farjot for Ensemble Contraste. This intimate, loving and joyful journey brings together the essential tastes of an era dominated by carefree, unbridled creativity. From Bixio to Benatzky, via Lopez and Porter, this seductive program takes us back in time to Merrill and Piaf, with plenty of surprises in store for dreaming, humming and spending a pleasant evening with talented musicians.
A discographic event for lovers of opera as well as popular songs, and for all those who wish to discover and rediscover the very famous emblematic songs of Italy and France. You'll head off to Rome, Florence, Naples, under the skies of Paris and into the jazzy tunes of that ultra-creative era.
Cast:
Marco Angioloni, tenor
Ensemble Contraste
Johan Farjot, piano & arrangements
Arnaud Thorette, viola
Rozenn Le Trionnaire, clarinet
Alix Merckx, double bass
Program :
C. A. Bixio, Parlami D'amore Mariù (1932)
R. Carosone, Tu vo' fa l'americano (1956)
R. Rascel, Arrivederci Roma (1955)
R. Benatzky, L'Auberge du Cheval Blanc, Une fois rien qu'une fois (1932)
Mireille, Puisque vous partez en voyage (1935)
C. Cesarini, Firenze Sogna (1939)
L. Astore, Baciami Piccina (1940)
H. Giroud, Sous Le Ciel De Paris (1951)
Nino Rota (2 instrumentals)
G. Kramer, Un bacio a mezzanotte (1952)
C. Porter, Can Can, C'est Magnifique
F. Lopez, Le Chanteur de Mexico, Acapulco (1951)
V. Di Paola/S. Taccani, Come prima (1955)
C. Porter, Can Can, I Love Paris (1953)
B. Merrill, Mambo Italiano (1954)
Press
Charlotte Saulneron, ResMusica, Août 2024
Le ténor mêle les genres et les langues (italien, français et anglais) avec une aisance exaltante et une diction impeccable. Étonnamment, cette programmation présente une écriture vocale très lyrique, comme dans Arrivederci Roma de Renato Rascel, et une esthétique cohérente de bout en bout. On apprécie le timbre solaire de l'artiste, tout comme son émission vocale évoluant selon un chant très legato, même si le chanteur exploite avec tout autant de naturel les portamento caractéristiques qui traduisent la nonchalance typique de cette musique du milieu du XXe siècle.
L'ensemble Contraste se démarque particulièrement grâce aux arrangements de belle qualité de Johan Farjot, qui retranscrit notamment avec raffinement le virevoltant accompagnement de la chanson Sous le ciel de Paris d'Hubert Giraud, initialement jouée à l'accordéon. Tout comme les duos, ces musiciens et l'ensemble vocal de six voix entourent particulièrement bien le protagoniste de ce disque pour que la réussite soit au rendez-vous.
Discography
Dolce Vita
Ensemble Contraste
Marco Angioloni - tenor
Karine Deshayes & Ambroisine Bré - mezzo-sopranos
Juan-Carlos Echeverry - tenor
Charlotte Planchou - voice
Johan Farjot - piano & arrangements
Arnaud Thorette - viola
Rozenn Le Trionnaire - clarinet
Alix Merckx - double bass
Vocal ensemble : Iryna Kyshliaruk, Anara Khassenova - sopranos
Floriane Hasler, Eleonore Gagey - mezzos
Juan Carlos Echeverry - tenor
Olivier Gourdy - bass
Dolce Vita transports us between love, nostalgia and dreams of travel, between operetta and popular song, to famous tunes arranged for this recording by Johan Farjot for the Ensemble Contraste. This intimate, loving, joyous journey brings together the essential tastes of an era dominated by carefree, unbridled creativity. From Bixio to Benatzky, via Lopez and Porter, this seductive programme takes you back in time to Merrill and Piaf, with plenty of surprises in store to keep you dreaming, singing and spending a pleasant evening with talented musicians. A record event for lovers of opera and popular songs alike, and for all those who wish to discover and rediscover the most famous emblematic songs of Italy and France. You'll travel to Rome, Florence, Naples, under the skies of Paris and to the jazzy tunes of that ultra-creative era.
Videos
Teaser Dolce Vita - Parlami d'amore Mariù
Folders
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Grenoble, France
Beauvais, France
Boulogne/Mer, France
Marseille, France
Erstein, France